Crafting is always more fun and more meaningful when it’s shared with those you love. Discover the joy of working alongside your child while creating arts and crafts that inspire. With these twenty whimsical projects in a variety of mediums, you and your child will find fun ways to work collaboratively and independently— together on the same project, or side by side on related projects. Create Giant Newspaper Snowflakes that take traditional paper snowflakes to magical new levels. Create surprising monoprints that take glitter glue to new heights. Explore the versatility of embroidery with a child-friendly version that uses a leaf as the canvas and a more advanced version that uses a child’s drawing for stitching inspiration. Get out in the garden and plant a Living Willow Teepee that will be a perfect playhouse and retreat for years to come.

Some of life’s best moments are spent simply doing things in the presence of the ones we love, not necessarily doing the same thing together, but being together and working side by side. The craft projects in this book will help you to create just those moments with your child.

Inspire a child to start sewing with this how-to book We Love To Sew by Annabel Wrigley of the popular Little Pincushion Studio. Featuring a collection of 28 imaginative projects specifically designed for girls eight and up, your aspiring seamstress will quickly learn a variety of sewing skills and exude a fantastic “do-it-yourself” confidence. Each project showcases a fresh, modern style and is fully explained with step-by-step instructions, engaging photographs, and helpful tips. From simple rings and barrettes to more challenging bags and softies, these brilliant projects are the perfect way to introduce the wonderful world of sewing!

Embroider lots of adorable projects from A to Z for all the little ones in your life… To decorate their rooms, help them learn the alphabet, or just to make them smile. Kristyne’s designs are wonderfully detailed, yet easy to try with any skill level. She offers ideas for embroidering on clothing and other store-bought items, too.

I love Janelle and her blog Echinops and Aster – right now she is doing the Honeycomb stitch along! A lovely pillow cover!
Always fun and great ideas and tip! thanks Janelle. Thanks for the giveaway Sew Mama Sew!http://echinopsaster.blogspot.com/

I loved this idea of having a sewing journal, especially since I am very new to sewing and also struggle with ADHD and is very hard for me to stay organized and I found this will be a very helpful tool. Thank you so much for sharing!!!

I love ikat bag. http://www.ikatbag.com/
While quite a few of the sewing projects she posts are advanced for my skill level, I always find her posts inspiring and I hope to reach that level some day. Her sense of humor and cardboard crafts are an added bonus !

My most favorite blog lately is http://www.stitchedincolor.com ~ Rachel always has fresh new ideas and always is inspirational for me. She gives online workshops and shares tutorials too. It’s a great blog!

http://www.diaryofaquilter.com, I have used her Quilting tutorials to make a cushion for my daughter’s little chair, and I’m hoping to make a quilt soon too. . . I love learning new techniques and things to make and for that I would love to win these or any of these books !!

She has so many cute craft ideas and one thing I like is that they are all very do-able. Some craft blogs are fun to look at but I think “Oh wow, not sure I could tackle that” But this Easter decoration was a creative idea that looked very fun to do and it was a way I wouldn’t have thought to use an embroidery hoop.

I loved this post by s.o.t.a.k. handmade. She made the most beautiful improv quilt, but the best part is the binding that blends with the quilt. This was a completely new idea for me — and I think the result is stunning.

I can’t stop looking at this skirt. I’ve been feeling very girly lately. I’m a beginner, but I can’t wait to make beauties like ths one. I actually saved a swatch of fabric similar to this one a few months ago.

Here is another blog with so many creative ideas, some sewing tutorials, and just advice on being a mom in this world. Recently she has blogged about her boy being bullied and trying to resolve it and encouraging the world to put an end to bullying. Here is a link to her most recent bullying post, but I also think everyone should take a look at and also enroll in her organization classes. I want to so badly, she deserves more support on her blog and her organization business – because she’s good! http://www.jojoebi-designs.com/2013/03/bullying-update_30.html

My most recent favorite blog posts I’ve read are from Simple Simon and Company. They recently wrapped up their “You can’t Judge an Ugly Vintage Pattern by It’s Cover” and it was both entertaining and inspiring. The first project showcased tulips: http://www.simplesimonandco.com/2013/03/ugly-pattern-1-tip-toe-through-tulips.html. This series definitely helped me see beyond the initial style and look at what could be changed about a particular pattern.

I especially like this post – so much so, I spent a week sorting and folding fabric… I’m not great at selecting fabric beyond “I like Lotta Jansdotter’s new line, let me buy that for a project” so this series has helped me a lot! Plus my sewing space totally ROCKS now

Oops! I was so distracted by the fun books I missed the instructions. I love this blog and the new book Kelly wrote! The party ideas are do fun and creative! I love the ideas for making the holidays extra special.http://www.everkelly.com/

I don’t know that this site is really considered a blog or not. But, I love Sew4Home. They have so many awesome projects. It is truly an inspiring site. They have detailed tutorials. I learn a lot from this site. http://www.sew4home.com/

I really like this post on stash books blog.http://carolscraftblog.blogspot.com/
I like it because I’ve got an 8 year old daughter that is learning to sew. She has taken some sewing classes but she also likes to sew at home with me. Thank you for the chance to win some great new books.

Hello! I am a k-8 art teacher and professional photographer. I’m always looking for new lessons to teach that involves crafting, as well as props I can make for my photo sessions. I love the embroidered felt bookmark! I could see those turned into a maternity sash with felt or fabric flowers attached to them.

I enjoy reading all of your posts. I haven’t used a sewing machine in over 20 years, and recently had my grandmother’s machine cleaned so I can start using it again. I will continue checking out your posts to learn other cool techniques!! Thank you!

This isn’t a crafty blog, but I liked this post because it made me examine my standards and realize that they don’t have to be the same for every part of my life – or every project for that matter. The purse I just finished has some wonky seams and I had to improvise a little, but I did it. It’s perfect to me…

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